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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century

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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century

Canada -- Biography

He spent one year here,
when he was promoted to Bolton Avenue School. Mr. MacDonald held a high
ideal of success ever before his mind and backed it up with praiseworthy
perseverance, and he owes his marked success in life to the
stick-to-it-iveness which is one of his special characteristics. In 1910
he graduated from Queen’s University with the degree of B.A., very much
to his credit, for he obtained this degree by private study while
filling the position of Principal in a city school. Mr. MacDonald
married Christina Lamb, the daughter of William Lamb, and has one son,
Donald, born on August 29, 1913. Upon the retirement of Mr. R. W. Doan,
in June, 1914, Mr. MacDonald became Principal of Dufferin School,
Toronto, and it has been said of him, “His educational attainments,
energy and enthusiasm mark him as a man well qualified to fill the
highest position a School Board may offer.” Besides managing the regular
school work, he took an active interest in the school sports and cadet
drill, and his scholars always obtained good standing in these. After
three years as Principal of Dufferin School, Mr. MacDonald was
transferred, in September, 1917, to Ryerson School, as Principal in
succession to the late W. E. Groves. Ryerson School is the school for
practice teaching in connection with the Faculty of Education. As
Principal he was chief critic teacher and supervisor of critic teachers.
In February, 1918, the Toronto Board of Education appointed him Public
School Inspector in District Five, a position left vacant by the death
of Inspector W. F. Chapman, B.A. He is a Presbyterian in religion,
belonging to St. John’s Presbyterian Church, where he is also
Superintendent of the Sabbath School; a Conservative in politics and a
member of St. Andrew’s Masonic Society, St. Patrick’s Royal Arch Masons
and Cyrene Preceptory. In the spring of 1918 the degree of Doctor of
Pedagogy was conferred upon Mr. MacDonald, and in partial fulfilment for
the degree he submitted a thesis on “Open Air Schools,” which he has
recently published.

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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century

Canada -- Biography

He spent one year here,
when he was promoted to Bolton Avenue School. Mr. MacDonald held a high
ideal of success ever before his mind and backed it up with praiseworthy
perseverance, and he owes his marked success in life to the
stick-to-it-iveness which is one of his special characteristics. In 1910
he graduated from Queen’s University with the degree of B.A., very much
to his credit, for he obtained this degree by private study while
filling the position of Principal in a city school. Mr. MacDonald
married Christina Lamb, the daughter of William Lamb, and has one son,
Donald, born on August 29, 1913. Upon the retirement of Mr. R. W. Doan,
in June, 1914, Mr. MacDonald became Principal of Dufferin School,
Toronto, and it has been said of him, “His educational attainments,
energy and enthusiasm mark him as a man well qualified to fill the
highest position a School Board may offer.” Besides managing the regular
school work, he took an active interest in the school sports and cadet
drill, and his scholars always obtained good standing in these. After
three years as Principal of Dufferin School, Mr. MacDonald was
transferred, in September, 1917, to Ryerson School, as Principal in
succession to the late W. E. Groves. Ryerson School is the school for
practice teaching in connection with the Faculty of Education. As
Principal he was chief critic teacher and supervisor of critic teachers.
In February, 1918, the Toronto Board of Education appointed him Public
School Inspector in District Five, a position left vacant by the death
of Inspector W. F. Chapman, B.A. He is a Presbyterian in religion,
belonging to St. John’s Presbyterian Church, where he is also
Superintendent of the Sabbath School; a Conservative in politics and a
member of St. Andrew’s Masonic Society, St. Patrick’s Royal Arch Masons
and Cyrene Preceptory. In the spring of 1918 the degree of Doctor of
Pedagogy was conferred upon Mr. MacDonald, and in partial fulfilment for
the degree he submitted a thesis on “Open Air Schools,” which he has
recently published.

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Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century

A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century

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